tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post3779251479768643090..comments2023-06-21T11:26:31.196+01:00Comments on PMC Tips: Soldering PMC or Art Clay Silver Cuff linksNicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212485814791103894noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-56072997296598130932012-07-10T09:57:06.288+01:002012-07-10T09:57:06.288+01:00Hey Nic
Hope you are good :)
I am quite excited ...Hey Nic<br /><br />Hope you are good :)<br /><br />I am quite excited am just ordering some items to give soldering a go! :)<br /><br />Can I please ask is there something I should put on the pmc part that is not being soldered will it be effected by the heat at all - or do I just use the soldering paste and there you have it! :)<br /><br />Also for cufflinks and jump rings and bails is it only really the Easy Solder Paste you need as I see it comes in other grades<br /><br />Sorry if it's been asked already!<br />Kind Regards<br />Di xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-91287954114182676552012-05-14T20:57:23.241+01:002012-05-14T20:57:23.241+01:00Hi Nicola, I am New to pmc, being used to working ...Hi Nicola, I am New to pmc, being used to working in sterling silver sheet and wire. I have never used sterling silver findings such as cufflink backings before. I am about to make some fingerprint cufflinks and I wonder how you deal with the fire stain that will inevitably occur upon soldering the sterling finding to the fine metal front. Do you 'live with it' or do you take the time to file off the fire stain from the visible surfaces of the finding And polish up to a smooth finish? (strikes me as hard hard work on a cufflink backing!). With regards, AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-64512830481675424802011-08-07T23:01:01.629+01:002011-08-07T23:01:01.629+01:00Ah okay I thought it would probally need to be a d...Ah okay I thought it would probally need to be a different kind of solder. Just looked them up on the internet and they do have embeddable cufflink fittings. Thank you very much!!<br />Lydia xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-69716744618867419632011-08-07T22:26:28.408+01:002011-08-07T22:26:28.408+01:00Hi,
That would make a lovely present but the sort ...Hi,<br />That would make a lovely present but the sort of solder you use with a soldering iron isn't suitable and would contaminate your silver potentially leaving it pitted (and too weak a join too).<br />I belive Metal Clay Findings do some embeddable cuff link fittings, you could call Palmer Metals and see if they do them.<br />Happy Making<br />Nic xNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212485814791103894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-30990743939017360692011-08-07T22:18:04.223+01:002011-08-07T22:18:04.223+01:00Im new to PMC but its my boyfriends 21st bithday c...Im new to PMC but its my boyfriends 21st bithday coming up and i want to give him something really nice. I was thinking I would make him some cufflinks and i would preper to solder them together as it will be better than just using some kind of glue. Anyway, Im a student and i cant really afford to spent £30 or more on silver paste solder when i may not really use it again. my dad has some solder (he uses it mainly for electrical stuff) I could cut up into pallions but I dont know if i need a different type than the standard type of solder? is there anything you can reckonmend?<br /><br />Lydia Barton<br /><br />please help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-82563624616300820312011-06-13T13:04:00.226+01:002011-06-13T13:04:00.226+01:00hello,
I was wondering if anyone could help. Ive ...hello,<br /><br />I was wondering if anyone could help. Ive soldered sterling silver chain cufflinks (with disc base) onto the back of a pmc piece and the disc soldered without a prob but the chain came away - im supposed to get these cufflinksto a client this week!! Can i solder the chain back onto the disc or is there a better way of doing it? Any advice woudl be appreciated as im close to having a nervous breakdown over this as the clients hubby insisits on chain backings:( Please help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-50813479503988802302011-06-02T20:25:15.823+01:002011-06-02T20:25:15.823+01:00Thanks for the advice Nic, very much appreciated!
...Thanks for the advice Nic, very much appreciated!<br />NettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-68773002336019919972011-06-01T18:13:46.864+01:002011-06-01T18:13:46.864+01:00The sterling chain needs to be added after the fin...The sterling chain needs to be added after the fine silver is fired.<br />I'd suggest you up your firing temp to 850 as it tends to make for a stronger end result :)<br />As a rule the temps and times needed to scinter silver clay would leave sterling brittle (weaker) and very oxidised.<br />In the case of the chain you're thinking of, normally chain contains soldered links which would at best reflow the solder and leave you with solid weaker chain and at worst melt all over your piece and wreck it!<br />Afraid you'll need to solder it on after firing :)<br />Nic xxNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212485814791103894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-59460814768748670722011-06-01T17:06:14.339+01:002011-06-01T17:06:14.339+01:00Hi there, I wonder whether you can advise me.....I...Hi there, I wonder whether you can advise me.....I'm making a pair of double cufflinks using a "sausage" of clay folded over on the back of the cufflink charm, to which I will attach the (sterling silver) connecting chain. If I make the cufflinks fully and fire it all together in my kiln at 750 degrees C, will the sterling silver chain melt into the silver clay? Or will the chain links melt into each other? I've never fired charms with the findings already attached, and am loathe to try anything out until I can be sure of the results!! Thank you very much.<br />NettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-31298021923726462632011-02-19T20:30:53.044+00:002011-02-19T20:30:53.044+00:00Easy paste or pallions will do the job nicely :)
H...Easy paste or pallions will do the job nicely :)<br />Have a look in the video section (it shows me doing the job you're after)<br />Nic xNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212485814791103894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-9223383576609822852011-02-19T19:00:32.425+00:002011-02-19T19:00:32.425+00:00Hello there! very interested to hear your view on ...Hello there! very interested to hear your view on what type of solder to use when soldering sterling silver backs onto the pure silver cufflink fronts.<br /><br />Also any hints and tips for attaching cufflink chain would be great to hear! i have a friend who has 4 children and I have promised her some double cufflinks and finding it a challenge! :)<br /><br />Many Thanks<br />Estelle<br />xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-66529905847367006032011-01-27T07:30:18.821+00:002011-01-27T07:30:18.821+00:00It's really a case of using a little less sold...It's really a case of using a little less solder. If you burnish the area on the cufflink where the solder will sit, it makes the silver clay less "sucky" with the solder as it melts (technical huh? Lol)<br />As far as cleaning up excess, if you have any of the rubeflex burrs from Cooksons etc the blue coarse one will grind away the silver quite quickly. (Then the brown, then the green to polish away the marks.<br />Nic xNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212485814791103894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-27047924850864368782011-01-26T21:16:38.263+00:002011-01-26T21:16:38.263+00:00Hi
Could you advise how I can clean up the extra s...Hi<br />Could you advise how I can clean up the extra solder marks after I have solded the cufflinks, or is it a case of not using too much solder?<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-31574268000106251622011-01-13T12:16:08.906+00:002011-01-13T12:16:08.906+00:00Thanks so much for your video and instructions you...Thanks so much for your video and instructions you make it look so easy. How do I clean of the excess solder once I have soldered the cufflink findings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-43795394974985641942010-12-11T23:35:28.120+00:002010-12-11T23:35:28.120+00:00You're welcome & you too xxxYou're welcome & you too xxxNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212485814791103894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-76880353990853020262010-12-11T23:33:05.200+00:002010-12-11T23:33:05.200+00:00Fab thanks Nic, have a good christmas xxFab thanks Nic, have a good christmas xxDinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-12868446906034285282010-12-11T23:29:20.256+00:002010-12-11T23:29:20.256+00:00I'm using easy solder paste in the vids (lower...I'm using easy solder paste in the vids (lower melting point so less risk of damaging the cufflink fitting by overheating)<br />Nic xNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212485814791103894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-21538042397103708812010-12-11T22:24:02.845+00:002010-12-11T22:24:02.845+00:00I am very keen to solder some cufflinks can I ask ...I am very keen to solder some cufflinks can I ask if the paste you are referring to is the art oil paste? As the instructions in the leaflet say it should be fired in a kiln.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-68710143112719509962010-12-11T22:23:04.549+00:002010-12-11T22:23:04.549+00:00Hey Nicola,
I hope you are well : )
I have just ...Hey Nicola,<br /><br />I hope you are well : )<br /><br />I have just been trying to use the Devcon Epoxy Adhesive for my cufflinks that I have made......but am finding that if I don't use enough I can take them off easily....but use too much and it is too much on the piece! <br /><br />So if you have any tips on that!! but after reading this and watching your videos soldering doesn't seem as scary!! Cooksons seem to have a good little kit : )<br /><br />I was just wondering.....In the videos are you using Silver Solder Paste? If so they have it in a syringe but it comes in different strengths Hard, Medium and Easy.....Is there a particular one I should use for cufflinks as I am a little nervous about soldering but then the epoxy isn't going too well!!!!<br /><br />Thanks Again for your help<br />Di xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-2986339632592697322010-03-20T23:00:51.978+00:002010-03-20T23:00:51.978+00:00I have soldered silver to bronze (and vice versa) ...I have soldered silver to bronze (and vice versa) I used easy solder and made sure it was a quick solder.<br />lond sustained heat may result in your silver & bronze melting into each other...<br />Hope that helps<br />Nicola xNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212485814791103894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-42698229391369924322010-03-20T20:53:24.930+00:002010-03-20T20:53:24.930+00:00I am an amateur silver smith and I have been tryin...I am an amateur silver smith and I have been trying to solder a silver bale to a pendant I made out of bronze PMC. When the piece first came out of the kiln it had some serious cracks which I then managed to fill with silver (it looks wicked), but I have not been able to attach the bale. It just breaks off. Any suggestions? Otherwise, I'm just making a bezel for it and that's that.Silverstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191455696239849842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302897097627907883.post-23720326435128562592009-08-18T23:04:54.658+01:002009-08-18T23:04:54.658+01:00Those are amazing! I wish I was as far along with ...Those are amazing! I wish I was as far along with my PMC as you- you are so inspiring! I doubt I'll ever have a kiln but I do enjoy the torch work. Have a great week! Sending smiles your way!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212806668562575459noreply@blogger.com